Japan–IRRI Strategic Forum and Technical Workshop on Heat-Resilient Rice Systems
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Registration deadline： 2026-10-7(Wed) 17:00 (JST)
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■ Press Release
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Poverty Risks Facing Smallholder Farmers in Madagascar Amid Surging Fertilizer Prices
－Quantifying Farm Size Reduction and Household Austerity Through a Panel Survey of 550 Rice-Farming Households Before and After the Global Fertilizer Price Spike－
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■ Latest Topics
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- Release Ceremony Held in Madagascar for the New Rice Variety “Besalohy”
- JIRCAS President Hasegawa Delivers Keynote Address on Agricultural Adaptation to Climate Change at the 32nd International Horticultural Congress
- Exhibit at MAHA 2026 Highlights Progress Toward Social Implementation of Next-Generation Biomass Technologies
- Report on the “Tsukuba Chibikko Hakase (Little Scientists) 2026 Open House”
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■ From JIRCAS Southeast Asia Liaison Office
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■ Visits to JIRCAS
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- Future Science Talent Academy – 35th Session: Second-Year Students from Sapporo Asahigaoka Senior High School Learn about International Agricultural Research and “Environmentally and Human-Friendly Agriculture” Using BNI
- Future Science Talent Academy – 34th Session: Second-Year Students from Fukuoka Prefectural Yahata High School Learn About International Agricultural Research, High-Yield Rice Development, and Rice Paddy Fisheries
- Future Science Talent Academy – 32nd and 33rd Sessions: First-Year Science Students from Salesian International School Setagaya Junior & Senior High School experience the potential of the superfood “quinoa.”
- Future Science Talent Academy – 31st Session: Second-Year Students from Shizuoka City High School Learn about Agricultural, Forestry and Fisheries Research in Developing Countries Addressing Environmental and Food Issues
- Future Science Talent Academy – 30th Session: Second-Year Students from Mie Prefectural Matsusaka High School Learn about International Agricultural Research and Rice Breeding
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